Ariana Grande looked like she was getting back into character as Glinda the Good Witch as she arrived in a lush white dress at the 2024 WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards on Tuesday.
The 31-year-old singer and actress showed off the stunning strapless piece on the red carpet, as well as some of her many tattoos, including a recently inked image of her Wicked character on the back of her hand.
Ariana showed off her extremely petite figure at the awards ceremony after her fans began expressing concerns about her appearance and weight on social media in recent weeks.
Joining the blonde beauty on the show was her Wicked costar Cynthia Erivo, and the two had a sweet reunion on the red carpet.
Ariana was dressed in a luminous white Vivienne Westwood dress with an old-fashioned skirt that flared dramatically at her hips.
Ariana Grande looked like she was getting back into character as Glinda the Good Witch as she arrived in a lush white dress at the 2024 WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards on Tuesday
Ariana showed off her extremely petite figure at the awards ceremony after her fans began expressing concerns about her appearance and weight on social media in recent weeks
The off-the-shoulder dress featured an embellished bodice with intricate, glittering floral embroidery, which extended to her shoe-length skirt.
It had a puffy layer of tulle around her hips to create the dramatic shape, while the rest of the skirt had more sheer layers that fell straight down, exposing her fit legs.
Ariana paired the dress with a shiny set of pointed white stilettos that took her 6-foot-4 height to the next level.
She stuck with the blonde hair she had been sporting lately and wrapped it up in an elegant bun, letting the spotlight shine on her impeccably made-up face.
The Thank U, Next singer completed her stunning look with chunky diamond strands wrapped around her neck, along with rows of sparkling earrings.
Ariana’s dress perfectly matched her character Glinda in Wicked, and her costar Cynthia took the same approach by wearing a green dress, which would have matched her green-skinned character Elphaba.
The look, part of Erdem’s spring 2024 ready-to-wear collection, according to Peoplehad a shiny emerald green skirt that was dressed casually with a ribbed sweater-like gray bodice that extended over her chest and shoulders.
According to the publication, Ariana was seen on the red carpet kneeling to help Cynthia by pulling out the train of her dress to its full length after it was rolled up.
The 31-year-old singer and actress showed off the stunning strapless piece on the red carpet, as well as some of her many tattoos, including a recently inked image of her Wicked character on the back of her hand
She showed off an extremely thin figure, which was only emphasized by the off-the-shoulder design of the dress
The off-the-shoulder dress featured an embellished bodice with intricate, glittering floral embroidery, which extended to her shoe-length skirt.
Ariana paired the dress with a shiny set of pointed white stilettos that took her 6-foot-4 height to the next level
Ariana’s dress perfectly matched her character Glinda in Wicked, and her costar Cynthia took the same approach by wearing a green dress, which would have matched her green-skinned character Elphaba.
The look, part of Erdem’s Spring 2024 ready-to-wear collection, consisted of a shimmery emerald green skirt that was dressed down with a ribbed sweater-like gray bodice that extended over her chest and shoulders, according to People.
Ariana’s Glinda-channeling performance at the Innovator Awards follows recent appearances in which she and Cynthia both wore outfits that would match their Wicked characters.
But the hitmaker has been dogged by social media posts in recent weeks from fans concerned about her particularly thin figure.
Several have raised concerns that she may have lost an unhealthy amount of weight during promotions for her upcoming musical adaptation.
Why is Ariana Grande super skinny in this new movie? She looks different,” one concerned fan wrote this weekend. ‘Did she lose weight for this movie role (bad) movie [sic]?’
Another person wrote that her alleged “weight loss” was “starting to seem worryingly extreme,” although Grande has not publicly discussed her recent weight.
The singer had ‘gotten painfully thin’, said one fan, who feared this was a sign of a return to 90s/00s ultra skinny chic. [sic].’
Following her appearance on Saturday Night Live this season, some fans were moved to express their concerns about Ariana’s performance.
“She lost so much weight and didn’t recognize her at first,” someone impressed by her comedic skills wrote on X.
The hitmaker has been dogged by messages on social media in recent weeks from fans concerned about her thin figure. Several have raised concerns that she may have lost an unhealthy amount of weight during promotions for her upcoming musical adaptation
But others urged fans not to speculate about Ariana’s potential weight loss and figure, using Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman as an example.
But others urged fans not to speculate about Ariana’s potential weight loss and figure.
One fan used Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman as an example of why fans shouldn’t comment on Ariana’s figure.
Boseman raised concerns that he may be suffering from an eating disorder or undergoing a dangerous training regimen for his Marvel films after he was pictured looking emaciated
However, fans realized he was secretly battling cancer after his shocking death was announced.